– by Barry Mathias – Life from a Gulf Islands persepective. It is amazingly difficult to work out how many people live on a particular island: it is akin to estimating a cord of wood, or the number of wet days in the average year. There are so many variables. There are the “true” islanders: […]
Island Life: Assessing Island Populations
– by Trysh Ashby-Rolls – September is Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) month. Also called Lou Gehrig’s disease after the famous baseball player who suffered from this motor neuron disease that eventually claimed his life. It’s one of those diseases nobody wants to talk about. When Kim Davis experienced some of the early symptoms he didn’t
Grey Matters: The Disease Nobody Wants to Talk About
– by Tina Kelly – If you’re not a boat owner, you may assume there is no reason to visit your local marina. Think again – docks and wharves are home to a wide diversity of marine animals. Unlike fixed piers, floating docks rise and fall with the tide and offer you an opportunity for
Salish Sea News: Do The Dock Walk
– by Doreen Marion Gee – This is part of a rotating series of articles on members of Sidney Meet Up Women’s Networking Group, featuring women in business on the Saanich Peninsula. Integrity in business is Maureen Bifford’s guiding light as co-owner of her treasured Peninsula U-Brew Winery. This principle underlies everything she does. Maureen
Peninsula U Brew Winery: We Brew a Class Act!
– by Jennifer Bowles – Pizza is one of those foods that has become wildly interpretive. The obvious go-to version is the classic pepperoni and cheese. A crust slathered in hearty tomato oregano sauce with disks of spicy pepperoni and gooey mozzarella cheese: a definite Friday night treat. But our little pie has seen several
